Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-11-10

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

Concern for the environment is growing and more and more people are choosing to recycle. But some people suggest that recycling is not enough. They believe we need to consume less.

Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.

Student answer (Band 5.5)

Concern about the environment is increasing and more individuals are prefering recycling materials.While some other people believe that recycling is not enough and we need to buy less. From my perspective both are necessary to maintain the environmental changes.

Some of the individuals suggest that recycling the item after its usage is necessary for the growing environmental concerns because it is harming the nature in different ways such as throwing the trash plastic or other remaing substances in the environment is a huge risk to human life. For instance some of our clothes and shoes or other house hold items should be recycle and should be donated to the charity organizations and needy people.

In contrast, some other suggest that recycling is not enough unless we should consume less as much as we need. Purchasing items and wasting beyond its need is also a huge threat to our eco system in different ways such as the use of plastic made items for eating and house hold items become expire and unable to use for a long time. For example the plastic bottles,plates and forks are unable to wash or to use for the second time.

In conclusion it is also mandatory to reuse and recycle the daily life items after its utilization. However, it is also belived to consume as less as we can without wasting. I strongly believe that both of these thoughts regarding our environment protection is mandatory for us.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You discuss both views and state a position: “both are necessary,” which is reiterated in the conclusion. The two body paragraphs also give relevant reasons and examples, including donating clothes and the use of disposable plastic items. However, the discussion is only partially developed. The recycling paragraph focuses mainly on donating usable goods, rather than explaining how recycling reduces waste or resource use; the consumption paragraph gives examples but does not fully explain their environmental effects. Your opinion is clear in broad terms, but could be supported with a more specific reason. The response is also 8 words below the required minimum, so it does not meet the task’s length requirement. Develop each view further and add a relevant example or explanation.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a coherent overall arrangement: an introduction, one paragraph for each view, and a conclusion. The contrast between the positions is signalled with “In contrast,” and “For instance” and “For example” introduce supporting details. This makes the main line of discussion easy to follow. Some connections are mechanical or unclear, however. The opening moves from recycling to consuming less without a smooth link, and the final paragraph repeats the position rather than drawing the discussion together. Within paragraphs, ideas sometimes run together, particularly in the long sentence beginning “Purchasing items and wasting beyond its need.” Use clearer sentence boundaries and connect each example explicitly to the point it supports.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “recycling,” “environmental concerns,” “eco system,” and “plastic bottles,” so the subject is generally clear. There are also attempts at more specific expressions such as “charity organizations” and “environment protection.” However, word choice and collocation are often inaccurate or repetitive: “prefering recycling materials,” “harming the nature,” and “consume as less as we can” do not sound natural. Spelling errors such as “remaing” and “belived,” along with inconsistent forms such as “house hold,” also reduce control. Build a more precise range for discussing waste and consumption, and check spelling and common word partnerships during revision.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and complex sentence forms, including a contrast clause beginning “While” and a conditional structure with “unless.” The overall meaning is usually understandable, but some errors in sentence construction and agreement remain. For example, “more individuals are prefering” combines an incorrect verb form with the progressive, while “some other people believe” and “some other suggest” show inconsistent number and article use. The sentence “unless we should consume less as much as we need” is not grammatically well formed, and several sentences join multiple ideas without clear punctuation. Practise accurate clause patterns and subject–verb agreement, then proofread sentence boundaries. More controlled complex sentences would make your reasoning clearer.

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